Pennsbury School District New Teacher
Induction Program 2015-2016 – Year 1
Summer Orientation
Monday, August 24, 2015: Pennwood Middle School Library 8am – 3pm
Tuesday, August 25, 2015: Pennwood Middle School Library 8am – 3pm
Wednesday, August 26, 2015: Pennwood Middle School Library 8am – 3pm
The above dates will count as your 3 required Trade Days for the 2015-2016
school year.
Induction Building Addresses:
Pennwood Middle School is located at 1523 Makefield Road, Yardley, PA 19067.
(215) 428-4237.
Pennsbury High School – West Campus is located at 608 S. Olds Blvd., Fairless
Hills, PA 19030. (215) 949-6780.
William Penn Middle School is located at 1524 Derbyshire Road, Yardley, PA
19067. (215) 428-4280.
School Year: Eight after-school sessions. In addition:
 Attendance at the September Demonstration Teacher meeting
 Observe a Demonstration Teacher for the purposes of professional learning
 Participate in coaching experiences with the Mentor Teacher and Staff
Developer
 Meet regularly with the Mentor Teacher
Presenter: Maureen Gradel, K-12 Staff Developer
Phone: (215) 949-6759
Extension: x70981
Email: mgradel@pennsburysd.org
Required Materials: Provided by Pennsbury School District
Goals: The goals are as follows:
 Acculturate new teachers into the Pennsbury School District
 Develop a culture of “Grading for Learning”, “Growth Mindset”, and
“Embedded Formative Assessment” to support student success
 Support teachers’ proficiency in the Educator Effectiveness System, Act 82
 Meet the PDE Induction requirement
Attendance Policy: Teachers are expected to attend all eight after-school
sessions at their appropriate teaching level. However, if a conflict arises on a
particular date, teachers may attend a different teaching level session. Induction
must take priority over any extra-curricular obligations. Teachers will sign up for
all Induction sessions using My Learning Plan. Upon completion of each session,
teachers will have seven days to complete the evaluation on My Learning Plan in
order to obtain Act 48 credits.
Schedule:
Workshop 1 - October
Workshop 2 - November
Workshop 3 - December
Workshop 4 - January
Workshop 5 - February
Workshop 6 - March
Workshop 7 - April
Workshop 8 - May
Overview/Technology
Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset
Character Education
Developing Positive
Relationships
Embedding Formative
Assessment
Embedding Formative
Assessment
Grading for Learning
Dates:
Middle School sessions will be held at William Penn Middle School in the Library
Classroom on the following dates from 3:15 – 4:15:
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
High School sessions will be held at Pennsbury High School – West Campus in
the Staff Development Conference room on the following dates from 2:30 –
3:30:
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Elementary sessions will be held at Pennsbury High School – West Campus in
the Staff Development Conference room on the following dates from 4:00 –
5:00:
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Monday, November 16, 2015
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016